Boat dolly

ABSTRACT

A rectangular plate base element, a pair of ground-bearing wheels disposed one adjacent each end projecting from one face of said plate, and angle iron means extending at right angles from the opposite face of the plate adapted to firmly engage the transom of a boat whereby the boat when upturned may be moved about on said wheels.

United States Patent Jack 1. Null 6040 W. Fairview Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.53213 Jan. 3, 1969 June 22, 1971 Inventor Appl. No. Filed Patented BOATDOLLY 1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figs.

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280/47 l3 B62b l/00 Field of Search i. 280/47.13, 47.13 B, 414 A;214/450 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 10/1926 Rutherford 1H1955 Conroy 5/1962 Dunn 10/1963 Bonarrio et al.. 1/1967 Malcolm PrimaryExaminer Kenneth H. Betts Assistant Examiner-Robert R. SongAttorney-Gerald P. Welch ABSTRACT: A rectangular plate base element, apair of ground-bearing wheels disposed one adjacent each end projectingfrom one face of said plate, and angle iron means extending at rightangles from the opposite face of the plate adapted to firmly engage thetransom of a boat whereby the boat when upturned may be moved about onsaid wheels.

BOAT DOLLY BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Heretofore boats have beenequipped with permanently fastened wheels, but the present deviceprovides a quick removable dolly lacking the disadvantage of permanentattachment to the boat.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The device herein comprises a rectangular plateprovided with a pair of wheels disposed transversely one at each end ofone face of said plate. Two pairs of angle irons are disposed on theopposite side of the plate, extending at right angles therefrom adaptedto grip or freely retain the transom of a boat therebetween. The boat isthen turned over so that the wheels will bear on the ground, and in thatposition the operator will be able to move the boat about on the groundby grasping the bow portion and lifting the same.

IN THE DRAWING:

FIG. I is a perspective view of the stern portion of a boat invertedwith a boat dolly embodying the invention attached to the transomthereof.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a modified form of boat dolly.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral refers to arectangular baseplate, of any suitable material, such as metal, providedon one face 11, with a pair of wheels 12. Extending at right angles fromthe opposite face 13 of plate 10 are a plurality of angle irons, asshown in FIG. 1, two of which of relatively greater length, 14, areshown to be disposed externally and parallel with the transom 15 of theboat 16. A second pair of angle irons 17, indicated in broken lines, aredisposed interiorly of the transom 15.

In FIG. 2, a modification of the invention is shown, in which abaseplate 20 is provided on one face thereof, 21, with the wheels 14,arranged to rotate along lines transversely of the plate 20. On theopposite face 22 of the plate 20, extended at right angles to thelatter, are a pair of angle irons 23, one disposed adjacent each end ofsaid plate 20. A T-angle is attached as shown, centrally of face 22,intended for introduction inside of a transom where internalobstructions occur in boat structure at the junctures of transom andhull.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is:

l. A boat dolly comprising a rectangular horizontal planar baseplate, apair of freely rotatable wheels disposed one adjacent each end of saidplate on one face thereof, a plurality of elongated angle elementsaffixed to the opposite face of said plate and extending at right anglestherefrom, at least two thereof arranged to abut the outside of a boattransom, and at least one thereof to abut the inside of a boat transom,whereby a boat may be transported with said wheels in groundbearingposition.

1. A boat dolly comprising a rectangular horizontal planar baseplate, apair of freely rotatable wheels disposed one adjacent each end of saidplate on one face thereof, a plurality of elongated angle elementsaffixed to the opposite face of said plate and extending at right anglestherefrom, at least two thereof arranged to abut the outside of a boattransom, and at least one thereof to abut the inside of a boat transom,whereby a boat may be transported with said wheels in ground-bearingposition.